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  2. Al-Qaeda in Iraq - Wikipedia

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    Al-Qaeda in Iraq [a] (Arabic: القاعدة في العراق, romanized: al-Qā'idah fī al-ʿIrāq; AQI), was a Salafi jihadist organization affiliated with al-Qaeda. [1] [10] [11] [2] It was founded on 17 October 2004, [1] and was led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi until its disbandment on 15 October 2006 after he was killed in a targeted bombing on June 7, 2006 in Hibhib, Iraq by the United ...

  3. Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict - Wikipedia

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    The merge happened, with the Islamic State of Iraq and some Al-Nusra fighters merging to form the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Al-Nusra's leadership, as well as Al-Qaeda, both officially rejected the merge, in which the tension resulted in the newly founded ISIL being isolated from the global jihadist network, which was dominated by Al ...

  4. Al-Qaeda - Wikipedia

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    Nuaimi was accused of overseeing a $2 million monthly transfer to al-Qaeda in Iraq as part of his role as mediator between Iraq-based al-Qaeda senior officers and Qatari citizens. [178] [179] Nuaimi allegedly entertained relationships with Abu-Khalid al-Suri, al-Qaeda's top envoy in Syria, who processed a $600,000 transfer to al-Qaeda in 2013.

  5. Islamic State of Iraq - Wikipedia

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    Although unaffiliated with the al-Qaeda network, [16] [17] the ISI was often labeled by U.S. military forces as "al-Qaeda in Iraq" until 2013. [18] ISI Emir Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Minister of War Abu Hamza al-Muhajir were killed during a military operation by U.S.-led coalition forces on a safehouse on 18 April 2010.

  6. List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda - Wikipedia

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    al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda in Iraq; Ansar ul-Islam United States Republic of Iraq: Defeat Battle of Abu Ghraib (2 April 2005) al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda in Iraq United States: Defeat Battle of Al Qaim (8 May 2005 – 19 May 2005) al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda in Iraq United States: Defeat Operation Sayeed (July 2005–22 December 2005) al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda in Iraq; Ba'ath ...

  7. Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda Conflict was part of the Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) and the Iraq War that followed the 2003 invasion of Iraq.The conflict was between Pan-Islamist, Salafi jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and Islamist groups made up of Iraqis which leaned more towards Iraqi nationalism and often disagreed with Al-Qaeda's ambitions.

  8. Archaeologists identify centuries-old battle site in Iraq ...

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    Researchers from Durham University in the United Kingdom and the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq say they have found the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, which took place in 636 or 637 AD ...

  9. Battle of Baqubah - Wikipedia

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    In late 2006, al-Qaeda in Iraq forces began a quiet troop build-up in Baqubah, naming it the capital of their "Islamic State of Iraq". As a result of the Baghdad Security Plan, in early 2007 al-Qaeda in Iraq forces withdrew from Baghdad in large numbers and began furthering operations in Diyala province. [20] Emma Sky describes it as, at that ...